🎯#7 - Django with PostgreSQL | Connect PostgreSQL with Django | Django settings.py Configuration
🐘 Learn how to connect PostgreSQL with Django step by step!
In this video, we will configure PostgreSQL database in Django by updating the settings.py file and installing the required PostgreSQL adapter.
📌 Topics covered in this tutorial:
✅ Install PostgreSQL adapter using pip install psycopg2
✅ Open Django settings.py file
✅ Comment default SQLite database configuration
✅ Add PostgreSQL database settings
✅ Configure NAME, USER, PASSWORD, HOST, and PORT
✅ Understand Django DATABASES settings
✅ Connect Django project with PostgreSQL successfully
PostgreSQL is the recommended database for Django production projects. It offers better performance, security, and scalability compared to SQLite.
👉 This video is perfect for Django beginners, students, and developers moving from SQLite to PostgreSQL.
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🧩 Django PostgreSQL Configuration (Explained in Video)
Step 1: Install PostgreSQL Adapter
pip install psycopg2
Step 2: Open settings.py
Go to your Django project
Open settings.py
Step 3: Comment Existing Database (SQLite)
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
}
}
Step 4: Add PostgreSQL Database Configuration
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
'NAME': 'your_db_name',
'USER': 'your_username',
'PASSWORD': 'your_password',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '5432',
}
}
Step 5: Run Migrations
python manage.py migrate (will see it in next video)
✅ Django is now connected to PostgreSQL!
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